Handfast
Pronunciation : Hand"fast`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hand"fast`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hand"fast`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.]
t. [imp. & p. p. Handfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Handfasting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hand"fast`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong. See Fast.]
Definition : Defn: Strong; steadfast.[R.] Carlyle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913